Template: SAFE WORKING INSTRUCTIONS for

[TITLE OF EQUIPMENT/MACHINERY/ACTIVITY/TECHNIQUE/PROCESS]

1. Description of the Activity

2. Supervisor

3. Job Safety Assessment Is a Job Safety Assessment required before the work is carried? (or in some circumstances)

4. Authorisation With especially laboratory or workshop processes, it is vital to clearly identify who can do this work.

5. Hazards associated with equipment /machinery /technique /process

For example: Hazardous chemicals/radiation/biological materials, sharps to be used, high voltage, swarf

produced, speed of operation, possibility of infection/allergy.

6. Before Starting For example: Permits required to undertake technique/process or use equipment/machinery If required, procedures and personnel that provide authorisation Are isolations required? Training/supervision/licences/skills required for task Vaccinations, antidotes or other precautions Specific requirements to perform activities, for example after hours ( prohibit activity, two

people in room, buddy system, etc.) or with student use Location of further information about the hazards, e.g. material safety data sheets, radiation

safety manual, laboratory safety manual Preparation of area, materials, person required before commencing task

7. Tools and equipment For example: Fume cupboard, glove box, local exhaust ventilation, biosafety cabinet, radiation laboratory.

8. Personal protective equipment to be used

For example: Safety glasses/goggles/face shield; protective shoes/rubber boots/waders; gloves;

laboratory coat/back-opening gown; safety helmet/hair fasteners/net; ear plugs/muffs; respiratory protection

9. Emergency procedures If an accident or other unexpected event occurs, what are the emergency procedures to get first aid, to shut down processes. Who should be notified?

10. Step by step procedures for task (include all routine steps including set up and close down)

Step 1. ………………….

11. Clean-up procedures For example: Swarf removal, decontamination of glassware, cleaning of benches, storage of used

materials, carcass removal.

12. Waste disposal procedures For example: For chemical/biohazardous/radioactive waste, broken glassware, wood dust, rags

13. Record keeping What routine records need to be kept? (maintenance, production) and how should they be kept, who is responsible, what should be done with them (stored), should they be reviewed by someone else?

14. Prepared by, and Date:

Approved by, and Date: